The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-29

Judge, Il nave never yet met a Colored
man who was not born Ia this country.ng
"four Houor," said Mr.. Brennan,
There is colored man named Sims now
living In the Third district OF the Twelfth
ward, who was born in Enyland."' ff5i N.
Judge White replied: "The presumn..
ton is that colored man Is Of American
birth, and therefore! a citizan, and 1t is
the duty Of the election board to dispute
his vote \ they have any evidence to the
contrary" T'2ljj1i,,.55 s=fsiGlll3t1
Ss THROUGH THE STATE.
Accidents <,ud Iucidonts In west Virginia
n 1Aa# and Vicinity. Il lil,,
The bark business at Romney (includ-
Ing Taylor's tannery) will aggregate fully
SOC, GOO this Beason. So ~ - -
Thoy are now claiming to have found
silver ore in Monroe county. The find is
located near Rock Camp. 5t1,
A dtwo-yesr old child in Afonongalic
county, belonging to Mr.. aud Mrs. Eli
Wright, recently choked TO death on 8
bean. a. & 1y I, q 4 q i,2 R'ilG
1tis not legal to shoot man because he
is stealing watermelona. A Doddridre
county man tried this on, and is now. on
on IS 600 bail to appear for trial for assault
With intentto kill. u. 51l5 Il (
Hon. Wilbur Dyer, Of Grant county,
was :recently severely hurt by fall from
a horse, occaeioned BY q feintinp epei|.
For time 1t was thought he would die,
but heia now better. l's9l 3alJJss :.
Hon. Dave u. Leonard, Of Parkersbury.
chairman Of the Democratic State Com
mittee, and one Of the best known and
moat popular politicians in the State, is
seriously considering removing to Kansaa
City,where strong Inducements have besr
offered him provided he, will ssstla there.
In the ciMe Of the Kama awha & Ohio rail-
road Vs. the town OF Point Pleasant. upon
q restraining order to prevent the town
from collecting taxes from the road and
bridge, and resisting the extension of
tho corporate limits made a few months
ago, the court decided adversely to the
town, holding that the extension OF the
corporate limits was illegal, null and void.
The case will 20 to the Supreme Court. n
The freight and passenger trsilic on the
Panhandle for the present year exceeds
that Of last year, the greatest ever known
in its history, very materially. The in.
crease in freight traffic for tho past month
exceeds that for the same period last vesr
about 0 per cent. Over 1000 full Gu. loada
more freight wss handled during the week
ending septembar "a than for the same
time last year. The increase is u per cant.
The Philippi Republican, ssys THAT ut Q
special meeting Of the Board OF Directors
recently, John W. Bradshaw, President,
made report Of the cost OF the Belinpton
extension Of the G. & G. railroad, which
showed that eighteen miles OF road cost in
round fgures $4,000, or fraction less
than 5000 per mile! This includes the
rights Of way, engineering expeuaes,
grading, treBtling, so as to put tho road in
good running order. ,1,ET;SiH
The Mountain Echo says: Webster has
more tall men than any county in the
State. We give below the names and
height OF a few OF our iull.grown citizepg:
ThomaB Gregory, 0 feet s inches; Adam
Hamrick,6 6 feet inches; John Thomas
Woods, Kelley Ben Hamrick, ,7A dam +,
Hamrick, "Uncle". Jim Hamrick. s, r.
Hamrick and Wealey Pharis. all Of whom
are 6 feet 6 iuchos. We could name 9th.
era who are equally as tall, but these are
eufficient for the present. a tr8fg25{;
About week ago squad Of Italians,
who are working on the Davis railroad; in
Tucker county, started from their csmp TO
they ;ntendad to eot ~. dnnsn,;t ~ "n'cn
ridge and tSa,shv ~ .acn,a M uynsu,se n;a. cais.
tront The fai|oa Wio bad eo ~ .aess ol
in h;a +ro, sara noo,,a. nHu 1:is Sasttlaee
looa and rn"na nA isiI harS %ny n Ilolns 1 over
ss Tss . arnloSad 0I III i.n anu sae ca,tIlage
hean @ -, M. ~ IN c;aas @ hon oatea ra aonio naye W
comnan;ona @ uara st,nnai MOD - u,..aa ,,"na y; n'h
@ nesa ~ "e-o ''11Ds eseso " uueo''sc.o US
'ouu' I.1 4, -, -, :. S,H,.5i,!
p;,,e p;W ofk on ! me West Virglnia Central u
i!5!'ttspul9n hs.llald ,ls moving along rap.
lulyt considering the 1foughnesa OF the
country any tne many aossec!es to bo met
WIN IN pn1lailng 10 0 railroad through s1ch 9
iounIfy; SnlS; La Lne5e ate oesween iour anu i've
n, nuluteu nhnus nov. On tne Scompany'a
Holn a.na ana sDout one m nanafed ana hity on
aradino @ aEomt m tbroa .,;sna is T6sgan
T;rar anA % tSe roed u u;,, n,tes hn rom opeat
trean u mot no;ua uau ~ W soM p1eteu pa
w;nter ] TT Tba % ano;naa,a @a ss bonn tIe co,as
mannad ~ fnr Irnee,n na4S 'nlee fontes
vie appGT H,ddx "a; o.aeh Sso9ss 'ns iuonn,ain'
W. and T. LAusot tuu :shu Lieas
ha' ha rsad 1uu' anu y = tos celta'n Whlch VIII
~ ss, uao"' . !. 5551 y, :, YES
secretary q state Walker has issued 9
cefsinGa'o OF incorporation to the Ellis Lay
man Low poao oompsny, formed tor tho
puIpobe Oh owning, nnildlng, Irnnairs,
pn'lding STEAMBOAT Dargea,. ilatbon:s and
b;n Slnes ad o1ais on ne hsnawha and